Daily Wordlist 01-Dec-09

	01-Dec-09 Daily Wordlist monogram [ MON-uh'-gram ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a design consisting of two or more letters of the alphabet combined or interlaced 2. (n.) a single emblematic letter 3. (tr. v.) to mark with a design composed of one or more letters   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hotel had their monogram stitched on all the linen.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I'm thinking of marrying him because it will be great for all the monogram towels I own! BBC, talk - your thoughts, your views, your space, 13 November 2009.   plight [ plahyt ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an unfortunate situation 2. (n.) a situation or predicament 3. (tr. v.) to pledge or to bind by a pledge   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   People donated in cash and kind after hearing of the sorry plight of the victims of the tsunami.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He describes the plight of villagers who lost everything to the floods. BBC, India floods: 'Misery everywhere', 5 October 2009.   alluvial [ uh'-LOO-vee-uh'l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a type of mud 2. (adj.) pertaining to the sediment deposited by flowing water   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Farmers of the Indo-Gangetic plain produce bountiful crops because of the fertile alluvial soil.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One man escaped after falling into a cave as army sharp shooters sprayed the diggers with automatic fire in an alluvial diamond field, in a tribal area, about 20 miles north east of Mutare, near the Mozambique border. The Telegraph, Zimbabwe army guns down 12 people searching for diamonds, Peta Thornycroft, 21 November 2008.   placate [ PLEY-keyt ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to appease 2. (tr. v.) to pacify 3. (n.) a piece of plate armor to protect the torso   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The peasants realised that the only way to placate the despot was to offer him half of their produce.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   President Hamid Karzai said Afghan forces would take responsibility for security from international troops within five years in an inauguration speech which placated his impatient Western allies. The Telegraph, Hamid Karzai: Afghan forces to take over from foreign troops in five years, Ben Farmer and Mary Riddell, 19 November 2009.   incognito [ in-kog-NEE-toh ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) with a disguise or having one's identity hidden 2. (n.) a person who has his identity concealed 3. (n.) the state of being in disguise   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The celebrity said that she travelled incognito to avoid being mobbed by fans.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Prince William is said to wear a moustache and a flat cap when he wants to go incognito. The Telegraph, Prince Harry wears Rastafarian disguise to go out in public unnoticed, 23 August 2009.   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. Principe